Adaptation of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to a proteinase inhibitor expressed in transgenic tobacco

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 371-380

  Wu, Yingru ^a   Llewellyn, Danny ^a   Mathews, Anne ^a,b   Dennis, Elizabeth S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Giant taro; Helicoverpa armigera; Host plant resistance; Proteinase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

EXPRESSION LEVELS; GENE CONSTRUCTS; GIANT TARO; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HOST-PLANT RESISTANCE; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; TOTAL SOLUBLE PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO;

TOBACCO;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ARABIDOPSIS; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 0001285211     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009681323131     Document Type: Article

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